08.11.2019.
Gala concert of opera arias
As part of the ‘120 Years with You’ cycle, marking just as much existence and successful work, the ‘Stanislav Binički’ Artistic Ensemble of the Ministry of Defence and the Mixed Choir of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces have held a gala concert of opera arias tonight dubbed ‘The Future of Opera’ in the ceremonial hall of the Central Military Club in Belgrade.
The programme featured the famous arias by Verdi, Puccini, Bisset and Strauss in the performance of young soloists facing the future of Serbian opera.
The concert, during which the conductors Katarina Božic and Draško Janković changed batons, began with the Overture from Verdi's opera ‘The Power of Destiny’, to be continued with the performance of mezzo-soprano Nataša Rašić, who performed the famous aria Carmen from Bisset's opera of the same name.Soprano Biljana Jovanović overwhelmed the audience with her performance of aria Rosalinde from Strauss's ‘The Bat’, while soprano Aleksandra Petrović and her performance of Puccini's aria ‘Tosca’ made an equally strong impression.
Great applause, in the packed hall of the Central Military Club, also awarded soprano Mirjana Matić for her performance of Verdi's aria ‘Isabela’, and Nevena Đoković for Donizetti's aria ‘Norina’.The duet of Mimi and Rodolfo, from Puccini's opera ‘La Bohème’, was performed by soprano Ana Petrović and tenor Stevan Karanac, followed by the famous arias of Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Lehar, Verdi, Donizetti and Puccini, through the performances of sopranos Ivanka Raković Krstonošić, Maria Čuposka, Katarina Radovanović and Ana Petrović, mezzo-soprano Višnja Popov and tenor Stevan Karanac.
This was followed by the performance of the Mixed Choir of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces and the performance of ‘Ave Maria’ and ‘Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves’ from Nabucco, joined by tenor Stevan Karanac in the performance of Puccini’s ‘Aria of Kalaf'’.At the end of the gala concert, the audience enjoyed Verdi's ‘The Wine Song’ in a joint performance by all participants.
